Red Pine Plantation Trail via Butler Run Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 52 min

Red Pine Plantation Trail via Butler Run Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Thornhurst, PA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,650 – 1,729 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Butler Run Trail 41.17611, -75.61636
Nearest town Thornhurst, PA

Directions

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Red Pine Plantation Trail via Butler Run Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 52 min

Elevation 1,649–1,728 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Butler Run Trail · 41.17611, -75.61636

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Butler Run Trail, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Keller's Swamp Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Red Pine Plantation Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miReach Red Pine Plantation Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Keller's Swamp Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Butler Run Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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